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King Street East

Toronto photographer Nicky Jameson shoots King Street East, one of Downtown Toronto’s busiest intersection during the week and in the evenings. Street cars are a mainstay of downtown, important for getting across the city.

King Street East at Yonge

King Street East at Yonge Street is one of the busiest intersections in Downtown Toronto. It’s always a challenge to shoot a street scene, everything is moving, or if they are waiting at a traffic light you know they are going to move at any minute.

Street cars give Toronto instant character. I like taking street shots from different directions at different times of the day, for example looking East or looking West. So this scene on King Street East is one of several. It was taken on a weekend, which is why it was slightly easier to get a clear shot of the street cars. The lights had just turned green so it was a question of my taking the shot quickly. The street cars can seem slow, however it never ceases to amaze me how fast they are able to move when you want to get a photograph of them. It’s not easy to get two crossing in frame that often, so I am pretty happy to have got this one.

Toronto’s street cars are going to be replaced by some modern-looking cars in a year. They are long, sleeker and in my opinion lack the character of the current Toronto street cars. At the moment tracks for the new cars are being laid. It’s high time Toronto got new street cars, the current ones are old and well past their prime. But it will be very odd not to see what has become a symbol of Toronto. Saying that though I think Londoners said that when the old London Routemaster buses were phased out and the new buses came in.

About Nicky Jameson

I'm Nicky Jameson an urban photographer from London, England, who lives in Toronto. My mission is to connect the nostalgia of the past with the power of the present and through layered textured artwork, connect us to a little bit of home. Visit Nicky Jameson Art to view and purchase art or view my Photo Artistry Portfolio Questions? Call 4165003314 or email via my contact form.

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I'm Nicky Jameson an urban photographer from London, England, who lives in Toronto. My mission is to connect the nostalgia of the past with the power of the present and through layered textured artwork, connect us to a little bit of home. Visit Nicky Jameson Art to view and purchase art or view my Photo Artistry Portfolio Questions? Call 4165003314 or email via my contact form. Read More…